PRESS RELEASE
Number: 003/IPW.SS/PR/07/2012
Independent Police Watch denounces the
repressive measures and unprofessional tactics of the South Sumatra Police
during the Cinta Manis Tragedy.
On July 17, 2012 in South Sumatra Mr. Rusdi
Tahar, SE, a member of the Dapil Ogan Ilir parliament (DPRD) and Advisory Board
member of Independent Police Watch South Sumatra, was beaten by the police
while fulfilling his role as a member of the government in the PTPN VII Ogan
Ilir Sugarcane Plantation. This event
was recorded by the newspapers Berita Sumex, Sripo, Tribun, and Sindo on July
18, 2012.
As we understand, 400 members of the police
force BRIMOB, led by Brigadier Police General of South Sumatera, M. Zulkarnain,
SH and the Chief of Police of Ogan Ilir arrived to PTPN VII. There, an
embarrassing incident occurred that victimized Cinta Manis residents. One of
the many who were beaten by police officers was Mr. Rusdi Tahar, SE who arrived
to mediate the conflict between citizens and police officers. This beating pollutes the police as a
professional institution.
Based on these facts Independent Police
Watch (IPW) South Sumatra is concerned about the lack of professional behavior
by the police, and consider it necessary to communicate the following:
First, the beating of Mr. Rahar and other
citizens of Cinta Manis was an excessive use of force by the police officers.
Second, the beating of Mr. Rahar and the
other citizens of Cinta Manis allegedly violates the standard security
procedures for protests, which should above all protect public security and be
carried out in a professional manner.
Third, Independent Police Watch denounces
these unprofessional actions of the police during the riots associated with the
dispute between the citizens of Cinta Manis and PTPN VII.
Fourth, Independent Police Watch asks that
the police chief of South Sumatra and its entire staff to be responsible and
act decisively (penal sanctions) against individual police officers who have
committed acts of violence and human rights violations.
Fifth, Independent Police Watch urges the
police of South Sumatra to handle civil security in land disputes (agrarian
disputes) in South Sumatra fairly, without violence and without criminalizing
the community.
Thank you for your attention and cooperation.
Independent Police Watch (IPC) Sumsel
Koordinator Daerah
Shofuansyah
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